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VIOLACEAE 



Viola palmata L. 



Early l)lue violet 



Dry, open thickets, specially along roadsides. Frequent. May. 



The leaves of this species are very variable, and some forms of the 



plant closely resemble V. atlantica Britton. 



Viola obliqua Hill 

 V. palmata var. c u c u 1 1 a t a Gray 

 Hooded violet 

 Damp woods, meadows and swamps. May-June. 



Viola papilionacea Pursh 

 Common hlue violet 

 About dwellings and in grtsss lands. Our most common spe- 

 cies. May-June. 



Viola domestica Bicknell 

 Yard violet 

 Yards and cultivated ground. Frequent. April-May. Some- 

 times considered a variety of the preceding species. 



Viola cucuUata Ait. 



Marsh hlue violet 

 Near the mouth of Apalachin creek. Infrequent. May-June. 



Viola villosa Walt. 



Southern wood violet 



Dry, shaded soil. The '' hogback " near Apalachin, the only 



station for it in our range. Its leaves are closely pressed to the 



ground, and it much resembles the false violet, D a 1 i b a r d a 



r e p e n s. April-May. 



Viola sororia Willd. 



Woolly hlue violet 



Fields and roadsides. Common. Plentiful along the Mutton 



hill road. May-June. 



Viola sagittata Ait. 



Arrotv-leaved violet 



Meadows near Apalachin. Rare. May. 



Viola ovata Nutt. 

 Ovate-leaved violet 

 Fields and roadsides in dry soil. Common. April-May. 



